Geneva-on-the-Lake vs Saybrook-on-the-Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Geneva-on-the-Lake and Saybrook-on-the-Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Geneva-on-the-Lake and Saybrook-on-the-Lake are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Saybrook-on-the-Lake has the higher population (996 vs 896 in Geneva-on-the-Lake). Saybrook-on-the-Lake has the higher median household income ($55,179 vs $45,655 in Geneva-on-the-Lake). Saybrook-on-the-Lake has the higher median home value ($160,800 vs $123,500 in Geneva-on-the-Lake).

Population, income & housing

	Geneva-on-the-Lake	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Population	896	996
Median age	48.7 yrs	63.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,655	$55,179
Median home value	$123,500	$160,800
Median gross rent	$775	$995
Housing units	1,147	1,121
Homeownership rate	68.5%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	29.6%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geneva-on-the-Lake	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Population	1,169 → 896 (-23.4%)	1,068 → 996 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$39,609 → $45,655 (+15.3%)	$44,306 → $55,179 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $123,500 (+46.5%)	$124,600 → $160,800 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$642 → $775 (+20.7%)	$696 → $995 (+43.0%)

Geneva-on-the-Lake

Population

1,169896

Median household income

$39,609$45,655

Median home value

$84,300$123,500

Median gross rent

$642$775

Saybrook-on-the-Lake

Population

1,068996

Median household income

$44,306$55,179

Median home value

$124,600$160,800

Median gross rent

$696$995

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geneva-on-the-Lake	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Under 5	5.7%	3.7%
5 to 17	9.0%	5.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.8%
25 to 34	10.7%	2.6%
35 to 44	13.4%	1.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	17.0%
55 to 64	17.0%	18.8%
65 to 74	15.2%	30.8%
75 and over	9.5%	15.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geneva-on-the-Lake	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	85.5%
Black or African American	2.1%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geneva-on-the-Lake	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
No high school diploma	3.4%	7.1%
High school graduate	47.4%	26.7%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.7%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.7%	24.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geneva-on-the-Lake	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Drove alone	77.7%	76.0%
Carpooled	10.9%	14.0%
Public transit	1.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	9.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geneva-on-the-Lake	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
1-unit, detached	64.3%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	17.5%
20 or more units	4.9%	6.4%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Geneva-on-the-Lake	Saybrook-on-the-Lake
Poverty rate	16.9%	8.1%
Average household size	1.94	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	24	20
Median year structure built	1957	1968